This page is all about raising funds for the 5 month old cheetah Atheno. At only a few weeks old, Atheno’s mother died on a remote farm in Namibia. Luckily Atheno was rescued. He now lives a happy life at the Harnas Wildlife Foundation, a welfare and rehabilitation center in Namibia dedicated to the conservation and protection of the African wildlife. But this cute cub is growing fast and soon enough he needs a large, natural habitat where he can run free.

A new enclosure to run free
According to the Namibian law the minimum size for an enclosure is one hectare per large carnivore (as a cheetah). Harnas would love to give him even more! Building such a large enclosure gives Atheno the opportunity to live a relatively free life. It will not only help him to stay fit and healthy, but also increases his chance of being released into an 8000 hectare Lifeline nature reserve. Once he is moved into the Lifeline nature reserve, his enclosure will then be used for further animals in the program. To build the enclosure and turn this dream into reality about 4000 to 8000 euro is needed for fences, poles and electrification, a waterhole, etc. Therefore, as you can imagine, any help towards this enclosure would be extremely welcome.  

How you can help
Any donation no matter how small makes a difference, so please support Atheno and make a donation through this JustGiving page. Donations are made in pounds sterling (£ GBP) and will be directly transferred to the Harnas Wildlife Foundation. You can also donate via internet banking, by depositing into the Harnas account (please mention 'Atheno'): 
- Account holder: Harnas Wildlife Foundation e.V.
- Bank name: Sparkasse Offenburg Ortenau
- Bank code: 66450050
- Account number: 600800
- IBAN: DE53 6645 0050 0000 6008 00
- BIC-/SWIFT-Code: SOLADES1OFG (attention: there are no zeros in this code)
To thank you for your support, you will receive a high resolution photo of Atheno or one of the other amazing animals at Harnas (see gallery). If you like you can let me know your preference via helpbabycheetah@gmail.com. It would be great if you could help spread the word by 'sharing' and ‘liking’ Atheno's Facebook page and pass along my messages to your social network.

More info
For more details, please check out Atheno's Facebook page. More info on the Harnas Wildlife Foundation can be found on www.harnas.org. If you have any questions, please send an email to helpbabycheetah@gmail.com.

Thank you very much! Together we can make a huge difference to the future of Atheno!

Chantal Waller
Volunteered with Harnas in November 2011 and was touched by Atheno and the genuinity of Harnas. Being able to support this magnificent creature makes me very happy :-)